St. Jude needs healthy, African-American youths for sickle cell studies
Dr. Jane Hankins (right) is the lead investigator in a NIH-funded clinical trial at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital looking at how imbalances in intestinal bacteria may contribute to inflammation in sickle cell disease patients. Here, she is talking with Sheila Anderson, nursing care coordinator in the hospital’s outpatient clinics. (Submitted/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital)
It is looking for young people to be part of control groups in clinical trials looking at the affects of inflammation.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Dr. Jane HankinsJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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